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Best of the Best 2016

Green Project: Google Kirkland Campus, Building D

March 1, 2017

Google’s need for a campus to match the growth of its engineering teams led to the creation of the five-acre Building D on the tech giant’s Kirkland, Wash., campus.

Best of the Best 2016

Government/Public Building: Onondaga Lakeview Amphitheater

March 1, 2017

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Onondaga Lakeview Amphitheater, an outdoor event complex, was part of a larger community revitalization initiative for the western shore of Onondaga Lake, the village of Solvay and the town of Geddes.

Best of the Best 2016

Excellence in Safety: T-Mobile Arena

March 1, 2017

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T-Mobile Arena is a $375-million venue for professional sporting events, concerts, awards shows and other high-profile entertainment along The Strip in Las Vegas.

Best of the Best 2016

Cultural/Worship: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Expansion

March 1, 2017

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To connect a 10-story addition to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s existing five-story building, designers had to overcome significant geotechnical challenges.

New Zealand Unveils Memorial on Anniversary of Deadly Quake

March 1, 2017

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New Zealand dedicated the $8-million Canterbury Earthquake National Memorial, Christchurch, on Feb. 22, the sixth anniversary of the magnitude-6.3 quake that killed 185.

Best of the Best 2016: Meet the Judges

March 1, 2017

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Meet the Best of the Best Projects 2016 judges.

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Disappointment on an Olympian Scale After Rio 2016 Summer Games

Sports infrastructure crumbles less than a year after Olympic Games end

Augusto Diniz

February 21, 2017

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Touted as a way to deliver sustainable, badly needed amenities, the 2016 Rio Olympic Games instead is a sad monument to corruption and poor planning.

Steel Floor Assembly Tests Fuel Dispute over Fire-Protection-Material Needs

Steel groups at odds with fire-protection-materials interests over code compliance for structural-steel floor assemblies

Nadine M. Post

February 8, 2017

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Revisions to UL Design No. D982 in the UL Fire Resistance Directory, based on recent fire tests, have heated up long-standing differences between structural-steel interests and fire-protection suppliers and installers about the amount of sprayed-on fire-protection material needed for structural-steel floor assemblies.

Times Square Alteration Opened Up a Can of Worms

Nadine M. Post

January 25, 2017

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Compared with some of its Manhattan neighbors, a high-rise on the corner of Seventh Avenue and West 47th Street looks standard.

Victorian Gasholder Frame Revived as Building Enclosure

Peter Reina

January 25, 2017

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Hundreds of components of Victorian-era gasholders have found new life close to their original London home as enclosures for three new, high-end apartment blocks.

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Green Project: Google Kirkland Campus, Building D

Government/Public Building: Onondaga Lakeview Amphitheater

Excellence in Safety: T-Mobile Arena

Cultural/Worship: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Expansion

New Zealand Unveils Memorial on Anniversary of Deadly Quake

Best of the Best 2016: Meet the Judges

Disappointment on an Olympian Scale After Rio 2016 Summer Games

Steel Floor Assembly Tests Fuel Dispute over Fire-Protection-Material Needs

Times Square Alteration Opened Up a Can of Worms

Victorian Gasholder Frame Revived as Building Enclosure

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